On the night of June 5, personnel of the Unmanned Systems Forces carried out a successful strike against five civilian cargo vessels operating in the Sea of Azov. These vessels were reportedly used for the illegal transportation of Ukrainian goods from temporarily occupied territories. Details of the operation were provided by the head of the Unmanned […]

The post Night raid in the Sea of Azov: Unmanned Systems Forces drones turn five “ghost” vessels of the occupying forces into targets appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

At least four Russian military satellites changed their orbits to match that of a Finnish-American radar surveillance satellite in the last week, raising questions about Russia's intentions amid an ever-expanding standoff high above Earth.

The maneuvers were identified through open source orbital tracking data. Greg Gillinger, a retired Air Force space intelligence officer, revealed the orbit changes Friday in a special edition of his Integrity Flash newsletter, published by Integrity ISR, a private business that provides "combat-proven operational support and elite training that enhances mission success across ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), cyber, space, and targeting domains."

The Russian satellites in question, designated Kosmos 2610 through 2613, launched together on April 16 on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. Over the last week or so, the four satellites adjusted their inclinations—the angles of their orbits to the equator—by less than a degree.

Read full article

Comments